Have you read any good books recently?

[protectorofcats]

I just read this amazing book titled Opal Plumstead by Jacqueline Wilson. Jacqueline Wilson is one of my favourite authors.

This book is about the womens suffrage movement and takes place during 1914-1915. It is about 14 year old Opal Plumstead an intelligent and feisty scholarship girl who has to quite school and get a job at fairy glen sweet factory because her father is sent to prison because he forged a cheque. She is bullied by some of her co-workers. She meets Mrs Robert's the factory owner and gets involved in the suffrage movement. I loved this book!

[kentishu]

Hmm seems like we don't have too many book readers on this site, I wonder why?

I like to read all the books written by specific authors, it's interesting to see how styles and content change. So far, I have done this for John Le Carré, Ian McEwan and I am most of the way through Iain Banks. My preference is Kindle although my daughter bought me an actual book made of paper for Christmas, it feels kinda weird reading it that way.

Kentish

[soulhalshall]

I just finished From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan, which I enjoyed tremendously, he's a lovely poetic writer I think. Much recommended and a good way of finding out about a country's culture, through stories rather than non-fiction. I joined the library this week then and have taken out another of his called All That We Shall Know.

I also like going through authors' back catalogues, I tried for a time doing that with Graham Greene and Julian Barnes but not quite complete.

I have a non-fiction book on the go on Kindle called Neurotribes which is about autism and Asperger's, interesting and well told (though a bit American).

[cufcdenmark]

Think you'll find that Le Carre, McEwan and Banks may be a bit advanced for protectorofcats.

Remember that my daughter used to read a lot of Jacqueline Wilson when she was younger. She also enjoyed the W.I.T.C.H. book series.

Not sure how old protectorofcats is, but W.I.T.C.H. was about the same level as Wilson.

Other series that my kids have enjoyed are Steve Coles' Astrosaurs and Astrosaur Academy- They liked his Cows In Action series, but prefered the Astrosaur ones.

Terry Pratchett has written some good childrens books, the Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents, the carpet people, the Nome trilogy (Truckers, Diggers, Wings) and some of the discworld series (The wee free men, the shepherds crown ect.)

The Hobbit is also a really good book to read.

[mrjimmy]

I'm reading Beaky the Greedy Duck. I got a bit bogged down with it early on but now that she has been made to wear a pinifore, the pace is really picking up. Tiptoes the Mischievous Kitten and Mick the Disobedient Puppy are both well=written insights into the behavior of domesticated animals.

[protectorofcats]

Feb 15, 2020 14:54:46 GMT cufcdenmark said:

Think you'll find that Le Carre, McEwan and Banks may be a bit advanced for protectorofcats.

Remember that my daughter used to read a lot of Jacqueline Wilson when she was younger. She also enjoyed the W.I.T.C.H. book series.

Not sure how old protectorofcats is, but W.I.T.C.H. was about the same level as Wilson.

Other series that my kids have enjoyed are Steve Coles' Astrosaurs and Astrosaur Academy- They liked his Cows In Action series, but prefered the Astrosaur ones.

Terry Pratchett has written some good childrens books, the Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents, the carpet people, the Nome trilogy (Truckers, Diggers, Wings) and some of the discworld series (The wee free men, the shepherds crown ect.)

The Hobbit is


I love the W.I.T.C.H series! I also love The Hobbit.




also a really good book to read.

[shaggy09]

Love a good book myself. John Grisham, Karin Slaughter, Harlan Coben, Sara Paretsky.
Non fiction as well: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Max Hastings Vietnam book Roy Jenkins biography of Churchill.
Also Peter Guralnick's 2 volume biography of Elvis is well worth searching out.